#VladimirPutin gets huge advantage as #DonaldTrump keeps #VolodymyrZelensky busy on peace; #Russian troops ‘chase Ukrainians’ Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed a series of advances across multiple frontline sectors, reporting the capture of Zvanovka and Novoye Zaporozhye and asserting full control over the right bank of the Gaichur. According to the ministry, Ukrainian units were pushed back near Seversk and Krasnoarmeysk, with Russian brigades said to be destroying encircled groups. | The Times